Yes. Matt Taibbi did a piece a few days ago whose basic point was that the left media seem to be doing everything they can to make Trump the GOP nominee. It's not impossible that this is the Deep State's contribution to that cause.
This is a wheels within wheels sort of thing. Do the dems want Trump to be the next GOP candidate or not? To answer that, you'd have to know what they thought of his chances.
But against whom? Will they even consider letting Biden run again? If it were a matchup between the two, would there be a replay of 2020? And if not Biden, then who? Michelle? Kamala? Gruesome? Hillary yet again, for Pete's sake?? Lots and lots of moving pieces here.
The hatred of Trump by the deep state is so great I'm not sure they can be rational enough to plan this out. McConnell and Pelosi, on the other hand...
This is, I think, the only reason they haven't had Trump assassinated. They need him as their scapegoat. He is the only target big enough to keep everyone who votes Blue on the same page.
I think it shows that no one is really in charge in Washington. Biden is fading fast, but Jill wonтАЩt let him pass the ball to Kamala. Everyone is going their own way, including some virulent Trump haters in the Justice Department.
If I were Xi, I would invade Taiwan, like, yesterday. ThereтАЩs no one at home in DC.
Right. Incredibly, as of this morning, both Biden and Garland are denying knowledge of the raid. What is worse, having the AG and President not know about an action by their government that was a top of the fold headline in every media outlet in the world, or having their underlings go rogue and not bother to inform the higher ups? Either way, this is an "Afghanistan" level fuck up by Biden, again.
If Garland is telling the truth (a big IF) then he should be impeached for incompetence. How does this warrant request not make it to the FBI Director's and AG's desks? And approval for the raid?
I'm not a fan of French (GOP version of TDS) but his article usefully lays out what's known (too little) and what's speculation (too much). When he gets past that, tho ...
Unlike a lot of you, I truly appreciate BW's guts in presenting more nuanced views of current events, coming from all directions. However, I'd really appreciate a libertarian take on this and the 87K new IRS agents!
Please donтАЩt lump me in your a lot of you group. French is a neocon forever, but I have no complaints with him as a CS contributor. The 87K armed IRS agents is the scariest news of the year. I predict many of them will engage in activities that future Presidents will maintain plausible deniability. Liberal Democrats have again added to the leviathan.
Once again it's media alarmist nonsense. There are not going to be 87K armed IRS agents. Most of the new agents will be the same as the current ones--auditing tax returns, (hopefully) improving the system enough so we can finally track our returns online, etc. It's 2022 and the IRS still does most of its work on paper--even when people file electronically. It's an agency that desperately needs to be improved and modernized.
At most the armed agents will be the ones who have to go into dangerous situations and seize property.
If one is armed that is too many. There are already too many armed agents throughout the government. They often protect the government from the people not vice versa. We need monkey pox more than another 87,000 bean counters.
I found it odd that the IRS was advertising for agents from the general public, especially armed agents. Doesn't seem like adequate vetting for such sensitive work. Was the ad on Craigslist or something?
So true! Current events are so unprecedented they beggar the imagination--never a good thing in the life of a country. It often signals a late stage in the life of the country . . . read memoirs of Europeans and Eastern Europeans from the 20s and 30s
China, Iran, Russia, and all of America's enemies, have a time sensitive (expiring) opportunity to make hay, as long as the current administration is in power. They will probably act sooner rather than later, and the US has already used up much of its dry powder to respond.
SheтАЩs the ardent supporter of her own stock options, and her sonтАЩs business interests in lithium. Nice of her to take him along on her official trip to Taiwan, a major manufacturer of lithium batteries.
Unfortunately, people have famously short memories, especially about things like this. It would have been better if the FBI had done the raid even closer to the midterms, but we take what we can get. Bush IтАЩs war in Iraq made him a very popular star, but that was over a year before the тАШ92 election. That gave him plenty time to break with his тАЬread my lipsтАЭ pledge not to raise taxes. Enter Bubba.
At least weтАЩre less than 90 days from midterms. Hopefully the news cycle wonтАЩt suddenly shout, тАЬsquirrel!тАЭ to distract voters from this past Monday.
Yes. Matt Taibbi did a piece a few days ago whose basic point was that the left media seem to be doing everything they can to make Trump the GOP nominee. It's not impossible that this is the Deep State's contribution to that cause.
This is a wheels within wheels sort of thing. Do the dems want Trump to be the next GOP candidate or not? To answer that, you'd have to know what they thought of his chances.
But against whom? Will they even consider letting Biden run again? If it were a matchup between the two, would there be a replay of 2020? And if not Biden, then who? Michelle? Kamala? Gruesome? Hillary yet again, for Pete's sake?? Lots and lots of moving pieces here.
And then, what October surprises would come up?
The hatred of Trump by the deep state is so great I'm not sure they can be rational enough to plan this out. McConnell and Pelosi, on the other hand...
4. Once again make Trump the entire news cycle 24/7.
When Biden was elected I wondered to myself, "how will they continue the Trump Hate Show when he is out of the picture?"
The answer is that he will never be out of the picture. They won't allow it.
This is, I think, the only reason they haven't had Trump assassinated. They need him as their scapegoat. He is the only target big enough to keep everyone who votes Blue on the same page.
The mainstream media quite literally depends on making Trump the center of the news.
https://euphoricrecall.substack.com/p/the-trump-bump
I've recognized that for years, and sincerely can't understand why the Weisses don't see it.
Thank you, your support means the world to me.
first they have to find Bi-det and will his handlers let him speak ?? Not much worth reporting . Trump generates revenue for the "media"
I don't mind COVID so much these days but I sure do miss living in a world that didn't constantly revolve around Donald Trump.
It's not about Trump. It's about ANYONE who supports Trump. Flynn, Papadapolus, Page, Manafort, Bannon, .....
And yes, I do believe that if allowed to continue, they will include anyone on any comment site that criticizes dear government in that dragnet.
87,000 new, armed IRS agents to audit anyone who's made any "problematic" comments.
As Trump says, тАЬTheyтАЩre not after me, theyтАЩre after you, I am just in the wayтАЭтАжтАжand everyday it feels just like thatтАж.
I think it shows that no one is really in charge in Washington. Biden is fading fast, but Jill wonтАЩt let him pass the ball to Kamala. Everyone is going their own way, including some virulent Trump haters in the Justice Department.
If I were Xi, I would invade Taiwan, like, yesterday. ThereтАЩs no one at home in DC.
Could be China can't afford to aid Russia's war with Ukraine and invade Taiwan at the same time
Xi is probably wondering what the November elections would look like, if he did invade. Rightly wondering.
Right. Incredibly, as of this morning, both Biden and Garland are denying knowledge of the raid. What is worse, having the AG and President not know about an action by their government that was a top of the fold headline in every media outlet in the world, or having their underlings go rogue and not bother to inform the higher ups? Either way, this is an "Afghanistan" level fuck up by Biden, again.
If Garland is telling the truth (a big IF) then he should be impeached for incompetence. How does this warrant request not make it to the FBI Director's and AG's desks? And approval for the raid?
I'm not a fan of French (GOP version of TDS) but his article usefully lays out what's known (too little) and what's speculation (too much). When he gets past that, tho ...
Unlike a lot of you, I truly appreciate BW's guts in presenting more nuanced views of current events, coming from all directions. However, I'd really appreciate a libertarian take on this and the 87K new IRS agents!
Please donтАЩt lump me in your a lot of you group. French is a neocon forever, but I have no complaints with him as a CS contributor. The 87K armed IRS agents is the scariest news of the year. I predict many of them will engage in activities that future Presidents will maintain plausible deniability. Liberal Democrats have again added to the leviathan.
Once again it's media alarmist nonsense. There are not going to be 87K armed IRS agents. Most of the new agents will be the same as the current ones--auditing tax returns, (hopefully) improving the system enough so we can finally track our returns online, etc. It's 2022 and the IRS still does most of its work on paper--even when people file electronically. It's an agency that desperately needs to be improved and modernized.
At most the armed agents will be the ones who have to go into dangerous situations and seize property.
If one is armed that is too many. There are already too many armed agents throughout the government. They often protect the government from the people not vice versa. We need monkey pox more than another 87,000 bean counters.
I found it odd that the IRS was advertising for agents from the general public, especially armed agents. Doesn't seem like adequate vetting for such sensitive work. Was the ad on Craigslist or something?
I saw the same ad.
Perhaps they didnтАЩt know. They are just tools for the permanent bureaucracy. The raid is proof of brazenness of the Deep State.
Remember what Barack Obama said about Biden: тАЬNever underestimate JoeтАЩs ability to f#ck things up.тАЭ
So true! Current events are so unprecedented they beggar the imagination--never a good thing in the life of a country. It often signals a late stage in the life of the country . . . read memoirs of Europeans and Eastern Europeans from the 20s and 30s
China, Iran, Russia, and all of America's enemies, have a time sensitive (expiring) opportunity to make hay, as long as the current administration is in power. They will probably act sooner rather than later, and the US has already used up much of its dry powder to respond.
...and all of its Fuel Reserve...
SheтАЩs the ardent supporter of her own stock options, and her sonтАЩs business interests in lithium. Nice of her to take him along on her official trip to Taiwan, a major manufacturer of lithium batteries.
Unfortunately, people have famously short memories, especially about things like this. It would have been better if the FBI had done the raid even closer to the midterms, but we take what we can get. Bush IтАЩs war in Iraq made him a very popular star, but that was over a year before the тАШ92 election. That gave him plenty time to break with his тАЬread my lipsтАЭ pledge not to raise taxes. Enter Bubba.
At least weтАЩre less than 90 days from midterms. Hopefully the news cycle wonтАЩt suddenly shout, тАЬsquirrel!тАЭ to distract voters from this past Monday.